Risk of short-term cardiovascular disease in relation to the mode of delivery in singleton pregnancies: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasing in prevalence and affects up to 4% of pregnancies in otherwise healthy persons. The specific factors that drive the development of CVD in pregnant people are poorly characterised. This study aimed to determine whether the mode of delivery in singletons affects the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality within one year in patients without prior CVD.

Methods

We designed a retrospective cohort study utilising the Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD) to identify singleton delivery hospitalisations in the United States from Jan 1, 2010 to Nov 30, 2018. International Classification of Disease (ICD) versions 9 and 10 codes were used to identify patients with readmission for CVD within the calendar year of index

SUBMITTER: Lobitz G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11466563 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature